WEBVTT BUT WHAT THEY SAY IT IS HIDING. >> THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND PLACE ON THE FILE THE FORMAL OBJECTION TO AGENDA ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. DAVE: THE BIGGEST OBJECTIO AGENDA ITEM 6. CONSIDER REIMBURSEMENT AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES. TURNS OUT, THAT'S ABOUT A WATER AND SEWER STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT. >> THIS IS SIMPLY AN AGREEMENT WITH COSTCO. SAYING, HEY, WE HAVEN'T DECIDED YET, BUT WE ARE WILLING TO SPEND SOME MONEY UPFRONT, TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HAVE WATER AND WASTEWATER THERE. DAVE: THAT FACT THAT THE AGENDA ITEM DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A CHICKEN PLANT OR COSTCO IS THE LATEST FUEL FOR FIERY OPPONENTS. DEBBY: IT LACKS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. I WAS ALWAYS RAISED, IF YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. DAVE: PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS GETTING REALLY SECRETIVE. THE AGENDA ITEMS DON'T REFLECT WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT. DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE? BRIAN: NO, I DON'T. I MEAN, CERTAINLY, IT WASN'T FOR COSTCO. WE COULD'VE PUT IT WAS FOR MAYBE COSTCO. NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN THE PEOPLE SHOW UP, WHEN HE GOES TO CITY COUNCILMAN ECKLEY, -- CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I ADD ON THERE FOR COSTCO. DAVE: FREMONT UTILITIES GM BRIAN NEWTON SAYS COSTCO WANTS TO BUILD THE PLANT ON THIS FARMLAND, SOUTH OF FREMONT. IT'S ZONED INDUSTRIAL. BUT LACKS THE ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND SEWER TO PROCESS POULTRY. COSTCO SAYS IT WANTS TO BE UP AND RUNNING BY JANUARY OF 2018. NEWTON ADMITS, HE AND THE CITY FEEL A LITTLE RUSHED. BRIAN: WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND SAID, LISTEN, IT WOULD MAKE US FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE TO MEET THAT IN-SERVICE DATE, IF WE COULD GET STARTED WITH THE ENGINEERING, THE SERVICES. DAVE: OPPONENTS THINK THE CITY BLITZ TO KEEP COSTCO HAPPY SHOULD BE ANOTHER REASON FOR SKEPTICISM. DEBBY: WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS WE'VE GOT TO HURRY AND DO IT -- WE'VE GOT A HURRY AND DO IT RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO WAIT -- WATCH OUT. DAVE: EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS APPROVED THE